'spacecraft' definitions:
Definition of 'spacecraft'
(from WordNet)
noun
A craft capable of traveling in outer space; technically, a satellite around the sun [syn: spacecraft, ballistic capsule, space vehicle]
Definition of 'spacecraft'
From: GCIDE
- spacecraft \space"craft\, n. a vehicle capable of travelling in or into outer space; at present, all such vehicles are powered by rocket engine. [PJC]
Synonyms of 'spacecraft'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- Alouette,
- Anna,
- apogee,
- Apollo,
- Ariel,
- artificial satellites,
- ATDA,
- Atlas-Score,
- ATS,
- attitude-control rocket,
- ballistic capsule,
- Biosatellite,
- burn,
- capsule,
- Comsat,
- Cosmos,
- Courier,
- deep-space ship,
- Diapason,
- Discoverer,
- docking,
- docking maneuver,
- Early Bird,
- Earth insertion,
- Echo,
- Elektron,
- ERS,
- Explorer,
- ferry rocket,
- fuel ship,
- GATV,
- Gemini,
- injection,
- Injun,
- insertion,
- Intelsat,
- LEM,
- LM,
- Lofti,
- Luna,
- lunar excursion module,
- lunar module,
- Lunar Orbiter,
- Lunik,
- manned rocket,
- Mariner,
- Mars probes,
- Mercury,
- Midas,
- module,
- moon ship,
- multistage rocket,
- Nimbus,
- OAO,
- OGO,
- orbit,
- OSO,
- Pageos,
- parking orbit,
- Pegasus,
- perigee,
- Pioneer,
- Proton,
- Ranger,
- reentry,
- Relay,
- rocket,
- Samos,
- San Marco,
- Secor,
- shuttle rocket,
- soft landing,
- space capsule,
- space docking,
- space rocket,
- spaceship,
- Sputnik,
- Surveyor,
- Syncom,
- Telstar,
- Transit,
- Vanguard,
- Viking,
- Voskhod,
- WRESAT,
- Zond